Year: 2023
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CBN Increases Naira Notes in Circulation To Address Cash Scarcity
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has reassured Nigerians that there are enough naira notes in circulation to meet their cash needs. CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Ali, gave the assurance in a statement on Wednesday. This came amid growing apprehension over cash scarcity in different parts of the country, especially among…
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‘Fuel Price Fall Predicted As Port Harcourt Refinery Begins Operation’
Major stakeholders in the downstream petroleum sub-sector drawn from the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) and their counterpart at the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have assured that the prevailing crisis in the energy sector would soon end with the envisaged return of operations at the Port…
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ASUU Reacts To Removal of Varsities, Others From IPPIS
Daiiy Trust The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday jubilated over the federal government’s directive to remove universities and other tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) payment platform. The union also called on the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to resolve all other pending issues that were raised in…
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JUST IN: FG Exempts Universities, Polytechnics, Others from IPPIS
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the exemption of universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and other tertiary institutions of learning from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. It said, henceforth, remunerations to staff members of these institutions would no longer flow through the platform. The Minister of the Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,…
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200-level UI law Student Arrested over Rape of Fresh Student
A 200-level student of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ibadan has been apprehended by the institution’s security personnel for allegedly raping a 100-level colleague. The victim had gone for a night reading alongside other girls to prepare for exams. The victim was said to have moved away from the lecture theatre where…
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Why We Demolished Assembly Complex – Rivers govt
The Rivers State government has said it took a decision to demolish and rebuild the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex following the structural defects caused by the recent explosion and fire incident which rendered the main building unfit for human use. A statement issued by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Joseph Johnson,…
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Final Year OAU Student Crushed To Death, Two Others Injured in Fatal Accident on Campus
A final year student in the Department of Agriculture Economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University,OAU Ile-Ife, Osun State, Chisom Nwankwo has been killed in an auto-crash. According to the PUNCH, the deceased was on a commercial motorcycle when she and the motorcyclist were hit by a speeding bus along road 1 at the institution’s campus.…
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JAMB Introduces Cognitive, Verbal Reasoning Test For DE Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that candidates for its Direct Entry examination will be subjected to cognitive and verbal reasoning tests beginning in 2024. This was revealed by JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, during a virtual meeting with the commissioners of education in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.…
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Varsities May Experience Strike in 2024 – ASUU President
Government owned universities across the country may experience industrial action in 2024 due to the small budget allotted to the education sector and poor remuneration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, explained that during the campaign and election earlier this year,…
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18 Primary School Pupils Hospitalizes Over Alleged Food Poison in Osun
The Nation Newspaper Parents and residents of Osogbo were thrown into panic as 18 pupils from St. James Primary School B, Owo-Ope, were hospitalised due to food poisoning linked to the government’s free school feeding programme. The Nation gathered that pupils of the school developed complications after eating rice and egg prepared for them by…